Skate.



K. SCHULTZ."

SKATE. l APPLICATION FILED MAY l0. |915- 1,157,049. Patented oct. 19,1915.

UNITED STATES' PATENT oFFIcE.

KARL sonULTz, or BERWYN. ILLINOIS.

SKATE.'

T o all vll-omit may concern.

Be it known that I, KARL ScIIUL'rz, a subject4 of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at 6&31 Twenty-seventh Place, in the town of Berwyn,county of Cook, and State of Illinois,I have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Skates, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvement-s in skates and particularlyv toskates of that class known as roller skates. The objects of my inventionare to 'provide a skate which is adjustable in length to enable it to betted to feet of different sizes, to so construct the members thereofthat they may be easily and quickly dismounted or assembled or adjustedrelatively to each other to support the rollers yieldingly from theskate body, to arrange cushions of elastic material between the rollersand skate body that extend obliquely to the said body land at an angleto each otherto properly brace-the parts thereof, and to connect themembers of the body at a plurality of separated points. These and otherobjects I accomplish as hereinafter described' and as particularly4pointed out in the appended claims reference being had to theaccompanying drawings 1n which a preferred adaptation or embodiment ofmy invention In the drawings: Figure 1, is a central longitudinalsection through my improved skate on line'1-1 Fig. 2. \Fig. 2, is abottom plan view of my improved skate. Fig. 3, is a front end elevationof myV improved skate looking/in the direction 'of the arrow X in Fig.2. Fig. 1, is a detached'fragmentary end view of the offset lockingtongue, of thetoe member. Fig. 5, is an edge view of the fragment ofthevofset lockingv tongue y Specification of Letters Patent.

( many important particulars they will each' be separately described.

The toe member has asubstantially flat top plate 1, which is curved toconform generally to the shape of the forward portion of a shoe vand isprovided with a rearwardly .extending portion5 2 of narrower widthPatented Oct. 19, 1915. y

Application aea may 1o, 1915. serial No. 27,245.

which terminates in a tongue 3, that is ofl set so as to extend in a.plane slightly be# low but parallel with the plate 1, to whichA it isjoined by a narrow oblique integral neck t, formed as shown in Figs. 4and 5.

An angular bracket 5 is suitably riveted or otherwise fastened to theundersurface of the plate 1, fand the upper portions of itsparallel'sides are bent and separated sufficiently to provide a slidewayfor a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The cross' or connectingportion or web of the bracket which extends between the vtwosideportions thereof is arranged obliquely/ or at an angle to the top plate1.

The bracket 1s provlded with a depending lip 6, at each end which isprovided with an opening or eye.

I prefer toemploy but a single centrally located wheel 7, to support thefront or toe member and to rotatably 'mount said wheel 'A on a spindle8. which extends between and is fastened to the lower extremities of aniriverted U shaped support 9. This support 9 is providedwith upwardlyextending lips l10 which lap on the lips 6, and have correspondingopenings through which a pivot pin 11 is fitted and screwed to pivotallyconnect the U shaped support to the bracket.

ATo cushion and limitthe transverse oscil- `lation of the support-ablock 12 of rubber or similar resilient material is fitted in placebetween thelips and the top and bottom portions respectively of the Ushaped supports and the bracket as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be noted gfrom Fig. 1, that the bottom portion of the bracketand top portion of the support extend parallel with each other and at anangle with the top plate l, and that the pivot pin 1.1, passeslongitudinally through the block 12.

To additionally stifen and strengthen the yconnection between the wheelsupports and the top plate, a diagonal brace 1B-extends from therear-extremity of the pivot pin 11,

upwardly and rearwardly to a connecting bolt 14.

A clamping device is attached to the tod4 A member which -consists oftwo jaws l5, and an adjusting screw bar 16.

' The rear or heel member of the skate has a heel portion 17, whichconforms substantially in shape' to the vheel of a vshoe and a forwardlyextending portion 19 of narrow width which has parallelv sides and acentral longitudinal slot 20, which extends to and through the forwardextremity-of said portion 19, and is of even width throughout.

An angular bracket 2 1 substantially similar to thebracket 5 is fastenedto the under surface of the heel member. and is provided with dependinglips 22.- f

The rear wheel 23 is rotatably mounted on. a spindle 24 which extendsbetween and is fastened to the lower extremities of the l Fig. 1, whichis formed ,It will be observed by referring to sides of a U shaped wheelsupport 25.

Two lips 26, extend upwardly'-v from wheel support and lap and arepivoted to the lips 22 by a pivot pin 2.7.

, A cushion' block 28, is interposedbetween thebracket `21 vandsupport25 as shown in of rubber or'other suitable resilient material.

Fig'. 1 that the blocks 12 and 28 are-obliquely disposed with respect tothe top plates of the toe'and heel membersand also extend at an angle toeach-V other, lone extending rearward and downward and the other Nfront-`wardl and downward.

tween the top plate of the heel member and also by the bolt 14 at ornear its".middle, as shownin Fig. 1, thereby securing the two members toeach'lother at widely separated points.

The top platesl of the toe aild heel members l prefer to`construct ofrelatively light j and thin metal so that they may spring slightly 'whenthe skate is fitted to the bottom of the shoe and thusaccommodatethemselves to the curve of the sole of the shoe. 1 also preferablyprovide the heel plate with a shallow longitudinal recess or depressionin which the extension of the toe plate fits and/ slides and to arrangea countersunk seatfor the head of the fastening bolt 14, in the toemember.

While 1 have illustrated and described a preferred forni of constructionfor carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of` \a wide rangeof variation, alteration,

modification and change without departingfrom the spirit of myinvention. l, therefore, 'do not wish to be limited to the constructionherein shown and described but desire to avail myself of allsuchvariations,

alterations, modifications,v and changes as fairly fall within the scopeof the appended *claims or may be construed to be within the" `scopethereof by invoking the doctrine of equivalents.

What l claim is:

1. A skate comprising a heel member having a forwardly extendinglongitudinally recessed portion and a central longitudinal slot in saidforwardly extending portion, and a toe member havinga vrearwardlyextending portion adapted to lap upon and slide in the longitudinalrecess of the heel member, a tongue at its rear extremity adapted to fitagainst the undersurface of the heel member, and an oblique neck eX-vtending through the longitudinal slot of theheel member and connectingthe tongue to the rear extremity of the toe member.

2. A skate 'comprising a heel member having a. forwardly extendinglongitudinally recessed portion and a central .longitudinal slot in saidforwardly extending` portion, anda toe member having a rearwardlyextending portion adapted to lap upon and 'slide' in the longitudinalrecessof theheel Vmember, a tongue at its 'rear extremity adapted to litagainst the undersurface of the heel member, and an oblique neck exltending through the longitudinal slotof the heel member and connectingthe tongue to the rear extremity of the toe member;'said rearwardlyextending portion, tongue and neck being integral.

3. A skate comprising a ,heel vmember having a forwardly extendinglongitudinally recessed portion and a central longitudinal slot in said,forwardly extending portion, and a toe member having a rearwardlyextending portion adapted to lap upon and lslide in the longitudinalrecess, of the heel 'member, a tongue at its rear extremity adapted tolit against'the undersurfa-ce of the heel member, and an oblique neckextending through the longitudinal slot of the 'I said brace, the'slotof the heel member and the rearward extension of the toe member 10 forsecuring the said brace to the said members and also fastening saidmembers together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto' atlixed my name in the presenceof-two witnesses.

KARL SCHULTZ,

Witnesses:

Ro'r. KLOTZ, FRED WEGAND.

